On 26 April 2015 at 04:02, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> for kind in (int, float): > try: > return kind(astring) > That puzzled me for a moment until I remembered you can toss functions around in Python. Something to play with on a Sunday afternoon ;') But aren't most languages going in that direction? (Well, maybe not COBOL) -- Jim If you only had one hour left to live, would you spend it on Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus? _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor